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NY A 8037

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Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD by making their injury compensable if it cannot be shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the PTSD was caused by factors unrelated to their occupation.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Christopher Eachusprimary
  • Jen Lunsfordcosponsor
  • Angelo Santabarbaracosponsor
  • Marianne Buttenschoncosponsor
  • Anna Kellescosponsor
  • Jeff Gallahancosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-22

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    referral-committee

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